WW1 OR EARLY WW2 US 3RD DIVISION HELMET & INSIGNIA-RARE

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OFFERED IS A GENUINE WW1 OR VERY EARLY WW2 COMBAT HELMET. THIS IS THE DOUGHBOY VERSION WORN THROUGHOUT WW1 AND INTO THE EARLY YEARS OF WW2. THIS HELMET BELONGED TO A VETERAN OF THE 3RD DIVISION. THIS IS THE SAME DIVISION THAT AUDIE MURPHY BELONGED TO. BY THE WAY, AUDIE MURPHY WAS THE MOST DECORATED SOLDIER IN WW2. THIS HELMET IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT HAS THE ROUGH TEXTURED (OLIVE DRAB) EXTERIOR AND CONTAINS THE ORIGINAL 3RD DIVISIONAL INSIGNIA. THE INSIGNIA APPEARS TO BE THE HAND PAINTED TYPE, MOST LIKELY DONE IN THE FIELD. ALMOST 100% OF THE ORIGINAL LINER IS IN PLACE WITH ITS SWEATBAND AND NETTING. THE HELMET NUMBERS ZD 74 ARE STAMPED ON THE INNER FLANGE. THIS IS A HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE ITEM AND WILL CERTAINLY INCREASE IN VALUE. AS MENTIONED THE CONDITION IS OUTSTANDING. NOTE: ALL MILITARY ANTIQUE ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS. YOU CAN BID WITH CONFIDENCE, MY FEEDBACK HISTORY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. PAYMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED ON PAYPAL OR MONEY ORDER ONLY. SHIPPING VIA THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE @ $15.00 TO MOST U.S. LOCATIONS. GOOD LUCK.............................................................................................................................................................................................................